The 30 Best Shaggy Songs Of All Time, Ranked
The career of Dancehall megastar Shaggy has been, in a word – enviable. Here are 30 of his best songs of all time.
The career of Dancehall megastar Shaggy has been, in a word – enviable. Here are 30 of his best songs of all time.

It was a full circle moment for Dancehall megastar Shaggy, who was captured in a reflective mood while waiting to perform for Marines at Fort Sill – a US Army post in Oklahoma.

Dancehall megastar Shaggy recently recalled how he didn’t know Janet Jackson would be on the first version of his Billboard-charting hit, Luv Me, Luv Me.

Dancehall megastar Shaggy has paid tribute to Harry Belafonte, the American singer, activist and actor, who has died at age 96, after he rocketed to fame during the mid-1950s singing Jamaican Mento folk songs.

Shaggy’s Make a Difference Foundation has now released the J$100 million raised at the 2018 Shaggy and Friends Concert, which was earmarked to be used to equip the intensive care unit of the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St Andrew with additional beds.

Dancehall megastar Shaggy says Bounty Killer should be vested with Jamaica’s sixth-highest National Honour, The Order of Distinction, for his altruism in Dancehall, where he kickstarted the careers of numerous elite artists, brought them to national attention and moulded their careers.

Shaggy and RikRok’s megahit It Wasn’t Me is now certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom, over 22 years after its release.

When it comes to crossover success, very few Jamaican artists have done it quite like Shaggy, whose achievements were recently recognized by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) on Monday with an Icon Award.

Jamaican artists have had a busy week. Some of the island’s biggest names, from A-listers to up-and-comers, have released refreshing tracks for your consumption, and, in case you missed them, here are a few: Curious – Shenseea After briefly teasing it on her social media pages, Dancehall-pop singer Shenseea, finally dropped the song and visuals for her highly anticipated tune, Curious – a bold admission of the artist’s occasional desire to ‘try women.’

Robert Livingston, the former manager of Dancehall megastar Shaggy, was hailed by producer Shaun “Sting International” Pizzonia, as the “genius” who masterminded the mega-hit song, Boombastic, one of the most streamed Reggae/Dancehall songs of all time and this week’s Throwback Thursday song.

Dancehall Police: Vybz Kartel championed sexual immorality in dancehall with the introduction of “freaky” songs. Plot Twist: He recorded those songs to publicly normalize oral sex so media personality Ameila ‘Milk’ Sewell could get back on her feet.

Robert Livingston, Dancehall megastar Shaggy’s former manager, has decried as untruths and “gossip” the Hot Shot deejay’s ongoing negative references to him, which he says is tarnishing his name and must be put to a stop, lest he takes legal action.

What’s the most streamed Jamaican song of all time? Take a guess. There are just too many fantastic hits to choose from, right?

Minister of Culture and Entertainment Olivia “Babsy” Grange says Jamaican artists who are unable to obtain US visas, should look elsewhere, particularly the African continent to spread their musical wings.

Shaggy’s back at the Super Bowl! The It Wasn’t Me singer’s voice is again part of a major commercial aired to millions of viewers during the national sporting event.

Yesterday, was the first day of the inaugural staging of the Island Music Conference (IMC) at the Courtleigh Auditorium.

The Jamaican Best Reggae Album nominees for the 2023 staging of the Grammy Awards were out in full effect at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.

New releases from Jamaican Dancehall and Reggae artists over the last week include Stalk Ashley on a banger dubbed EarthQuake, Beenie Man on his flossy single Sail Out, and a collab titled Gyal Dem Time with Shaggy and Teejay.

When the winner for Best Reggae Album is announced at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards next Sunday, February 5, it will be a tossup between five stellar Jamaican albums, which have all had varying success on the commercial front.

As far as litmus tests go, there are not many metrics more reliable at assessing how an artist is doing commercially than album sales and streams in the United States.